Pollinator Insects at the Albury Botanic Gardens

The Slopes to Summit BioBlitz and Wild Pollinator Count present a full day of pollinator insect activities at the Albury Botanic Gardens on Wednesday 18th November, from 10:30am and into the evening.

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Join us as we explore the wonders of pollinating insects – including why they are so important; getting to know some different types including native bees, flies, wasps, beetles and butterflies; how to spot them and how you can contribute to our collective knowledge about them.

“It’s amazing…”

Video recordings have revealed some surprising behaviour by native bees, but once recognised we can easily see it with the naked eye. In fact, “It’s amazing what you can see if you know what to look for.” There are many differences between solitary native bees and European honey bees and you may be surprised to see which are the more efficient pollinators. Valuable contributions that everyday people are making to our knowledge of native bees through citizen science will also be discussed.

Chat and count

Sessions will include chats and displays about pollinator insects and we’ll be conducting some 10-minute counts, to see which pollinators are present in the Botanic Gardens.
Come along for a little while or a lot!
An opportunity to improve your insect recognition so you’re set to do your own count at your place, too.

Sessions will start at the Rotunda (near the Wodonga Place entrance gates).
Find us after that wandering in the gardens!

Session times:

10:30am – 11:30am – butterflies in particular like this time of day

2:30pm – 3:30pm – many pollinating insects are active at this time of day